Contamination levels of organochlorine pesticides and farmers' knowledge, perception, practices in rural India: A case study

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 787-793

  Bhanti, M ^a   Shukla, G ^a   Taneja, A ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INDIA; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 11144320710     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0496-8     Document Type: Article

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